all - Opinion Summaries

Ferrostaal, Inc. v. M/V Sea Phoenix

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
The fair opportunity doctrine has no place in the application of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA). In a dispute involving goods damaged in...

Ye v. Department of Homeland Sec.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law, International Law
Denial of asylum application is upehld where: 1) adverse credibility finding is supported by substantial evidence of material inconsistencies; 2)...

Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, International Law, Remedies
Judgment in favor of Greek travel agency in action against Greek-flagged passenger cruise vessel is reversed where Greek law, not US law, should have...

Gilda Indus., Inc. v. US

Commercial Law, International Law, International Trade
In a dispute involving the imposition of retaliatory import duties due to the European Community's prohibition on certain meat imports, dismissal of...

E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Andina Licores S.A.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, International Trade
Denial of a preliminary injunction, sought by a California winery to enjoin a wine and liquor distributor headquartered in Ecuador from proceeding...

City of New York v. Permanent Mission of India to the UN

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law
Denial of motion to dismiss is affirmed where subject matter jurisdiction is conferred by the "immovable property" provision of the Foreign Sovereign...

Bridas S.A.P.I.C. v. Gov't of Turkmenistan

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Oil and Gas Law
Vacatur of an arbitration award against the Government of Turkmenistan, a nonsignatory to an arbitration agreement between plaintiff and a...

Karkkainen v. Kovalchuk

Family Law, International Law
Denial of petition for return of a child under the Hague Convention is affirmed where the child was habitually resident in the U.S. prior to the...

Bancoult v. McNamara

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Military Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of claims involving allegations that the United States government forcibly removed plaintiffs from their homes on islands in the Indian...

Sanusi vs Gonzales

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law, International Law
Denial of application for relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture is upheld over claims that: 1) IJ wrongly denied continuance of...